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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
From: Ralph Corderoy <ralph@inputplus.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] on the topic of viruses
Date: Mon,  1 Oct 2001 09:56:35 +0000
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Hi Digby,

> I have often wondered if it just urban legend, or is there a basis in
> fact?

It was Ken Thompson and he described it on accepting the ACM's Turing
Award.

    http://www.acm.org/classics/sep95/

Cheers,


Ralph.